I was going to entitle this post May is cray-cray, but then I realized it’s not even May yet. Yikes. May will indeed be crazy – baptisms, a wedding, graduations, Kayla’s thesis presentation day, a family reunion in Texas – but it will be also be wonderfully filled with celebration. I can’t wait. Maybe one… Read More Last Week & A Winner
Sitting around a cafe table in our local Barnes & Noble, we were drinking coffee and talking about life and motherhood. The conversation was upbeat and there was laughter. Some of the laughter probably served only to keep the tears from falling, but I guess that’s not the worst defense mechanism. These were not only… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 5
Gatorade. Brightly colored. Sugary. Contains electrolytes. Cheaper than Pedialyte. I was giving it to Kory in a sippy cup when he was about eighteen months old while he recovered from a nasty stomach bug. He did not complain at all. In fact, as you can imagine, he started asking for more.(It seems that all of… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 4
If you want your child to read Caesar’s Gallic Wars in Latin, translate Virgil’s Aeneid, recognize works of art by the masters, and speak eloquently and persuasively, how do you get there? That’s the question Leigh Bortins, creator and founder of Classical Conversations, was asking herself when her own sons were young. Her answer to… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 3
The Five Aspects of Woman: A Biblical Theology of Femininity has been one of the most influential Bible study courses of my life. If I had previously thought, based on a cursory reading of Scripture, that women must have been created “a little bit lesser” than men, this study proved me wrong and opened my… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 2
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Psalm 127: 4 I came across this verse after I’d led the breakout session on Missional Motherhood at our recent women’s retreat, and it’s the perfect picture of what I was trying to communicate. Just take a look at these instructions… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 1
Speaking of the treadmill at Planet Fitness (see last post), it actually did turn into a place of delight by listening to a few different podcasts for the 50 minutes I spend there. I’ve never been much of an earbud/headphone person. I think the constant roar of raising kids at home all these years caused… Read More Friday Favorites: Podcasts
I snapped this photo on Monday morning. We had a lunch at our home for potential Deacons/Care Team members on Sunday after church, and one of our guests brought me a bouquet of flowers. It was the perfect opportunity to use these tiny vases which my friend Deborah sent me for my birthday. They’ve just… Read More Found in “Spring”
It really is the best week of the year, though it’s also the busiest. And the desire to take a little breather after the crazy pace isn’t an option for anyone in my house, well, except for Kayla who has the week off from Classical Conversations, but also a major thesis and defense due soon.… Read More Best Week of the Year
My spirit had been unsettled for a couple of days. I was feeling irritated, stirred up, maybe even angry, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. Why all this strong emotion? Why did it feel like I needed a cathartic cry? What was happening? Have my hormones finally and fully turned against me? I… Read More Good Friday Identity Politics